#dark summer

I've heard that #summerween was trending, and as a witch that loves the dark and goth aesthetic, I thought this was my time to shine... Here's some ideas to cultivate your 🖤 dark aesthetic 🖤 while enjoying the summer time...

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🖤 An unshakeable classic: share scary stories around a campfire with your closest friends. Bonus point if it's in a forest at midnight.

🖤 Shadow work under the summer sun: cast your most subversive spell or practice shadow work in the brightest time of day at the peak of summer heat, just to prove that you can.

🖤 Listen to music made by Ethel Cain or Lana Del Rey.

🖤 Work with the death-adjacent plants that bloom in summer: I'm thinking belladonna, foxglove, black hollyhock, wormwood. You can press them, make a small altar display, or just photograph them.

🖤 Collect moon water on nights when the moon isn't out: this summer, new moons are on July 14th and August 12th, 2026. This is called dark moon water and can be used in shadow work.

🖤 Wear dark clothing anyway: black linen, dark florals, dramatic sun hats, anything that screams summer gothic.